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Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
02/09/24

A Farewell to My Teacher: Rod Rosenbladt as Professor

He was rooted in his own tradition but gracious with others when they wanted to learn about his faith or their own.
Sam Leanza Ortiz
Sam Leanza Ortiz
09/21/23

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Power: How Charles V’s Imperial Burnout Aided the Reformation

Charles V, for all his power, his lands, and his riches, was ultimately unable to hinder the spread of the precious Gospel.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
12/31/22

Book Review: Justification Is for Preaching

While they speak on various aspects of the preaching task, these essays share a unity in their authors’ commitment to the fact that the preaching of Jesus Christ is not simply motivational, informational, or inspirational; it is the delivery of God’s promise into the ears of those who if left to themselves are deaf to the Creator’s voice.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
12/12/22

Church Fathers on Christmas: Athanasius

In whatever direction the bias of men might be, from thence he might recall them, and teach them of his own true Father, as he himself says: I came to save and to find that which was lost.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
08/28/22

Gospel: Luke 14:25-35 (Pentecost 13: Series C)

The reason nothing can come before Jesus is because nothing endures beyond the grave except for Jesus.
Travis Scholl
Travis Scholl
07/17/22

Epistle: Colossians 2:6-19 (Pentecost 7: Series C)

What pressures or dangers are these particular people, in this particular place, facing right now which keep them from being “rooted and built up” in Christ? What is keeping them from “abounding in thanksgiving”?
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
04/03/22

Old Testament: Deuteronomy 32:36-39 (Palm Sunday: Series C)

The LORD vindicates His people in the midst of their misery and despair—for this He has come.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
06/05/21

Old Testament: Ezekiel 17:22-24 (Pentecost 3: Series B)

God's new planting will keep the ancient Messianic covenantal promise alive and bring it to fruition.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
05/08/21

Old Testament: Psalm 1 (Easter 7: Series B)

This Psalm identifies who the people of the Covenant are, and who they are not, and orientates them in relationship to the LORD God.
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
09/18/19

Knights of Faith

The question is this: Is it possible to truly believe God will give us a desirable answer to our prayers, and at the same time be OK if He doesn't?
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
06/21/19

Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Theology of the Cross

I’d like to offer a short reflection on the theme of “worldliness” as it appears in his later work and how that’s connected to an item of his Lutheran heritage: the theology of the cross.
Jessica Thompson
Jessica Thompson
05/08/19

Joy Is Coming

Seasons of prolonged suffering have a way of beating your spirit down into the dust. Relational suffering. Physical suffering. Emotional suffering. Financial suffering.
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